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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Roy David Fulayter, Avon, IN (US);
Bradley T. Fanton, Plainfield, IN (US);
Inventors:
Roy David Fulayter, Avon, IN (US);
Bradley T. Fanton, Plainfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fan assembly is disclosed herein. The fan assembly includes a fan operable to rotate about an axis. The fan includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially from the hub relative to the axis. The fan also includes a reinforcing member positioned adjacent to the fan along the axis. The reinforcing member contacts a predetermined subset of less than all of the plurality of blades.